How Undertale Was Made and Why its Success Scared The Creator

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Published on August 30, 2020 7:07:19 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIIx3gmLdpA

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Undertale (2015)

Duration: 20:22

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This Undertale documentary details the development of the indie video game Undertale and goes behind the scenes of its creation. Discover how developer Toby Fox came up with the idea for the unconventional RPG and how he wanted to challenge conventional RPG mechanics and tropes and fully embrace the video game medium. While Toby developed Undertale mostly on his own, he did receive help from several artists, most notably a friend of his named Temmie Chang.

The documentary also explores all the design decisions that Toby Fox made and how the game was inspired by a Wikipedia article about arrays. It also details how Toby Fox struggled with the success of Undertale and even caused a burnout. Lastly, the documentary also takes a look at Toby's next project Deltarune.

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Gameplay footage Undertale: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-tAQHP_zCU
Gameplay footage Deltarune: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmyNeAC0wow&t
Gameplay footage Touhou Project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-A6w_cqPGow&t

Outro song: Thank You R.G.E. - Joe Bagale

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